Love Poem: Forgotten Bud of Love
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Written by: Anne P. Murray

Forgotten Bud of Love

We started like most new lovers do,  on a journey of passion
  Me...hoping it would last forever - never dreaming it might end
 

Making love with one another was magical, blissful
  Strong, yet sweet with tenderness
Such ecstasy and passion we shared like none I'd ever known
 

Romance novels didn’t compare to our story 
  You said I was your goddess, your life’s blood...
So right, we were
  We seemed to be so in sync - our hearts beat as one 
in a passionate syncopated tune
  I remember how we fit so perfectly like two puzzle pieces  
 

We met at an intimate café in Madera -  a small quaint city in Italy 
  I was lazily sipping chinoto and eating pizza napolentana
I was so happy and excited - it was my first time abroad 
 

You,on the other hand had lived there all your life
  A true Italian uomo,  "un uomo molto interessante”
which means, “He was a very interesting man” 
 

I looked up and there you were...
  sitting at a small table across the room 
Your gaze met mine...
  as we smiled simultaneously at one another 
We left together 


I was feeling quite lightheaded from it all
  To my suprise, you took me to meet your family
a group of robust, happy, family members
  gathered together for a partito- which is Italian for party
 

It was kisses and flowers - we fell in love...
  So I thought
But I was wrong, something happened  

  Suddenly...
You were gone - into the arms of another
  leaving me with a sad, forgotten bud of love…
of you and me
  And...
Wishing you were standing where you used to be - next to me